Why did you title your post Ron Paul predicts the future like a God and then go on to say he is not a God??

This is the problem with Ron Paul fans. They always like to make sensational headlines and then go on and say, no that's not what I meant, this is
what I meant and here's five videos to prove it!!!! Stop being sensational its not helping anybody! Least of all Ron Paul. I bet even he's scared of
some of you people.

Originally posted by jjf3rd77
Why did you title your post Ron Paul predicts the future like a God and then go on to say he is not a God??

This is the problem with Ron Paul fans. They always like to make sensational headlines and then go on and say, no that's not what I meant, this is
what I meant and here's five videos to prove it!!!! Stop being sensational its not helping anybody! Least of all Ron Paul. I bet even he's scared of
some of you people.

edit on 10-1-2012 by jjf3rd77 because: (no reason given)

Because the power of prophecy has traditionally been the role of shamans, seers, prophets, and gods.

I'm getting sick and tired of hearing how "right" Ron Paul is about everything. About a fundamental understanding of economics, foreign policy,
cause and effect of the things our country does. All this reason makes me sick. What about the important things? Where is his charming smile? His
suave, one-line remarks? His booming, strong voice(regardless of what he's saying)? Pffft, until he get's those right, it's back to American Idol
for me.

I am TRYING to like Ron Paul, and you guys keep getting in the way. WOULD YOU STOP IT!!!!!

My apologies. Normally I am far more polite and restrained, something must have come over me. I'm better now.

duhdiggitydan writes:

I didn't know that it was frowned upon to use colorful language when posting a headline, clearly it wasn't meant to be
taken seriously.

"Clearly?" "Clearly?????" Wait a minute, I have to calm down again.

This thread is a duplicate of one entitled "Political Prophets: The Truth Confined." That title was meant to be taken seriously, as you'll see if
you read the OP. From "Prophet" to "God" is a short step as pointed out above.

From the OP:

Ron Paul is beyond just being a good politician, the man is not just another cunning politician, he reaches into the depths of
wisdom and brings out the truth many have tried to confine for years.

"Beyond being a good politician." "Reaches into the depths of
wisdom." I haven't heard anything like this since Obama's 2008 campaign.

As a poster wrote:

Paul is by far the wiset and most logical canidate, what he has or has not done I'm sure has good reason.

Can you
hear yourselves? This is more like the irrational love for a family member or for a religion, than political campaign support.

I really don't know enough about the candidates to decide yet. I wasn't planning on getting involved until the summer. I know I would vote for
Paul over Obama. But if I went around saying "I'm a Ron Paul supporter," how can I respond when a person got a little fear in their eye, backed
away like I was a Jehovah's Witness, and said "Oh, you're one of those people?"

I find it odd that you don't simply look at his positions when deciding if you like him or not.

What his supporters do or say seems entirely irrelevant to me.

If Obama was anti-war, anti-fed, anti-bailouts, and actually upheld all of his previous civil rights rhetoric, I would like him even though his
supporters are mostly communists, socialists democrats, or other subversives.

Thank you for speaking calmly to me as I go through my moment of emotional crisis.

To some extent my feelings are reasonable, but not rational. I will have a difficult time putting my thoughts down logically, so please be
patient.

I have not decided whether I like Paul or not, as I mentioned, I am waiting another six months before I start studying the (remaining) candidates and
their positions.

For whatever reason, his supporters do have an effect on me. Take an extreme example. If the violent anarchists got together (I know, oxymoron) and
supported a candidate, I would have two problems. One, why doesn't the candidate try to tone them down, and two, what is it about the candidate that
attracts those kinds of people?

Examining a candidate's positions only gets me so far. The difference between those positions and what actually happens is vast. I'm not saying
that Ron Paul is lying, it's just that the office seems to change people. And if Obama claims he is having trouble with Congress, would Paul be any
different? I saw that he has authored 421 bills in his career and only 1 has been enacted. He doesn't seem particularly gifted in "getting along
with others."

So, in addition to his stated positions, I'll be trying to get more information from other sources. If his supporters seem to largely fit in one
mold, that will be information I'll use as well.

Ron Paul is beyond just being a good politician, the man is not just another cunning politician, he reaches into the depths of
wisdom and brings out the truth many have tried to confine for years.

"Beyond being a good politician." "Reaches into the depths of
wisdom." I haven't heard anything like this since Obama's 2008 campaign.

As a poster wrote:

Paul is by far the wiset and most logical canidate, what he has or has not done I'm sure has good reason.

Can you
hear yourselves? This is more like the irrational love for a family member or for a religion, than political campaign support.

Ron Paul's stance on Iran and Middle Eastern Issues pulls me back from ever voting for him, but his fans don't help at all. In fact, his fans have
made me place Ron Paul in third or forth choice for a Candidate for me. I don't want to be associated with the image that Ron Paul fans bring up. You
may say it's not about the fans, but Ron Paul fans are in a different universe and idolize the man as if he was a God. Paulism has to be the most
annoying religion of 2012 and I just can't wait until he drops out of the race.

Originally posted by jjf3rd77
In fact, his fans have made me place Ron Paul in third or forth choice for a Candidate for me.

As you gain more life experience, you will probably start to base your choices more on the actual candidate, rather than those who are attracted to
him. You'll stop worrying about what's 'hip' and 'rad' and 'cool' and start focusing more on being principled and following your conscience,
instead of the trying to fit in all the time.

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